Hello all.
I'd like to know opinions of what reader age is appropriate for certain content.
Content: Blade (e.g. sword, axe, other) and range-weapon (e.g. arrows) fighting, showing physical combat against live human/humanoids and animals.
Content: Description of mutilated flesh (from previous battles or current battles).
MG: 8-12
YA: 13-18
NA: 18-30
Lord of the Rings movies (all rated PG-13) have, what I call from gaming lingo, hack-n-slash and dungeon-crawl fighting.
[This site] notes to watch the three LOTR movies at age 12.
Question 1: Is YA (age range for book readers) appropriate for blade and range-weapons injuring and/or killing live people, humanoids, and/or animals (e.g. dragons), or is this best for NA (age group)? This includes one-on-one battle and armies colliding on the battlefield.
Question 2: Is description of mutilated flesh (to describe wounds from battle or describe new characters/humanoids who been through many battles) best limited to YA or NA?
I understand battling can be shown in MG (e.g. Harry destroying Tom Riddle's book with a Basilisk tooth, drawing blood and injuring Tom), but I am looking for the physical injuring and killing of another human, humanoid, and so forth. Also, I would not include description of mutilated flesh in MG.
Thank you for any feedback.
I'd like to know opinions of what reader age is appropriate for certain content.
Content: Blade (e.g. sword, axe, other) and range-weapon (e.g. arrows) fighting, showing physical combat against live human/humanoids and animals.
Content: Description of mutilated flesh (from previous battles or current battles).
MG: 8-12
YA: 13-18
NA: 18-30
Lord of the Rings movies (all rated PG-13) have, what I call from gaming lingo, hack-n-slash and dungeon-crawl fighting.
[This site] notes to watch the three LOTR movies at age 12.
Question 1: Is YA (age range for book readers) appropriate for blade and range-weapons injuring and/or killing live people, humanoids, and/or animals (e.g. dragons), or is this best for NA (age group)? This includes one-on-one battle and armies colliding on the battlefield.
Question 2: Is description of mutilated flesh (to describe wounds from battle or describe new characters/humanoids who been through many battles) best limited to YA or NA?
I understand battling can be shown in MG (e.g. Harry destroying Tom Riddle's book with a Basilisk tooth, drawing blood and injuring Tom), but I am looking for the physical injuring and killing of another human, humanoid, and so forth. Also, I would not include description of mutilated flesh in MG.
Thank you for any feedback.